Former Formula 1 driver and DTM race winner Timo Glock believeಌs it would be wrong to dismiss Max Verstappen’s exit threats as bluffing.

Verstappen has become increasingly disillusioned with the way F1 is run, ꦦwith restrictions ov🎶er expressing himself in public a particular source of frustration for him.

The matter reached its head in Singapore last year when the four-time world champion was punished by the FIA for swea🎐ring in a press conference, prompting him to say that these “silly” rules would “definitely decide my future” in F1.

With Verstappen’s wife giving bi🌃rth to their f🔥irst child this week, speculation abo𒅌ut his long-term involvement in F1 has ramped up further. 

The Dut✤chman has already said that he has no intentio💜n of continuing in F1 well into his 30s, stressing there are other areas of his life he’d like to focus on.

Glock, who actively follows F1 as a pundit for Sky Germany, said there is a real risk of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen following through with his threat and calling it q🌠uits if he isn’t happy with the FIA’s govern💯ance.

Could Max Verstappen quit F1?

"It could happen if he says it♑'s all too stupid and regulated for him,” he told Sky TV. 

“Maybe he'l﷽l come back at some point, but you have ﷽to take Verstappen seriously when he says he'd retire if he were repeatedly subjected to excessive punishment."

The swearing saga has shone the spotlight on FIA’s president Mohammed Bin Sulayem♏, 🎀whose methods of running F1 have been criticised by several quarters.

Asked for his thou📖ghts on the Emirati, Glock said: "I have rarely seen a president who has caused so♒ much controversy.

“It's not good for the sport. In the end, you want to see emotions, including tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe f🌱ans. He's not doing himself any favours in his position."

Verstappen won the last four F1 tit🐭les in a row but has already dismissed himself from this year’s championship battle.

After the opening five rounds of the season, he sits third in the drivers’ championship, 12 points behind McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

W🐓hile Verstappeಌn’s individual performances have been exceptional so far, he has not always been able to mask the inherent weaknesses of the RB21.

This has led to separate rumours about the 27-year-old potentially breaking his Red Bull contract and moving elsewh🥂ere on the grid as ear๊ly as 2026.

Glock believe♔s the upgrad⛄es Red Bull will bring to the coming races in Europe could decide Verstappen’s future with the energy drinks giant.

"It hasn't been an easy start to the season,” he said. “There are phases where the car works quite well, 𝓰especially in Suzuka.

“The potential is 🐭there, but fundamentally, there are a lot of problems. The car seems to work in a lot of fast corners, but in Australia🌞 and Bahrain, the opposite was the case.

“We have to analy😼se it and hope for an update, after which Verstappen's future will become clear.🥀"